Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-26
MINOR NOTES.

The Martin Anti-fre Car Heater company
of Dunkrk has signed a contract to place
in the cars of the New York Central *
Hudson River railroad their system Of steam
heating The contract will involve an ex
penditure of over $500 600. By this system
Of car heating, live steam is taken from the
locomotive by means of reducing valve,
which keeps the pressure in the pipes at
about five pounds 10 the square inch. The
steam is conveyed through the cars by or
binary steam pipes. The connection be
tween the cars, which has always been the
most difficult part of the problem, is made
by metallic ball and socket joint so ground
that it is steam tight and yet will conform
to all the motions of the car This joint, as
repeated tests have proved, will stand a
pressure of - pounds to the square inch.
In 1850 there were only about 800 miles
of railway in Mexico. By the close of the
present year there will be more than 5000,
with n capital of Sl20,0O0, 900 invested. of
this amount, 27O0 miles are owned and ope-
rated by Americans.
An American girl daughter of Ogden
Bradley of New York and niece of Bishop
Neely of Maine, has won a diploma from
the famous Paris school of medicine pass
ing brilliant examination aud receiving
the maximum rank.
New Jersey has found use for the ex-
cashiers, bank presidents and other educat-
ed rascals in the state prisons They will
hereafter be compelled to teach the more
ignorant convicts in a night school, under
guard of turnkeys armed 10 the teeth OF
the $50 prisoners, l40 can neither read nor
write.
Here is frankness, ingratitude and un-
kindness, and withal truth. The Rochester
Union and Advertiser Democratic) says
"What is the use in Democrats playing the
coward and hypocrite by pretending to be-
lieve in the mugwump nonsense of sham
| civil service reform /"
The Electrical Review says that more
than $500, 900 passengers are carried an
nually in this country on street cars moved
by electric motors. In Montgomery, Ala.
electricity is used on eleven miles of road
and the cost is reported by the general man
ager to be only one-half that of horse pow
err Roads on which electricity takes the
place of horses are found in Baltimore, Lo,
Angeles, Port Huron, Detroit, Scranton,
Appleton, Wis, and Denver. Electric rail
ways are either in course of construction
or under contract in twelve other cities
and in 81 companies have been formed Oh
other steps taken for the building of sucl
roads.
Surveyor General Julian's report concern
ing land jobbery in New Mexico directs at
tention to frauds which were already noto
rious but repeated exposure of them will
do no harm. One year ago he reported, a
the result of examinations made 10y him VI
to that time that / 900, POS acres of publ,
land in the territory had been unlawful!
withdrawn from entry by the official rec
ognitition of invalid titles and fraudulen
surveys. During the past year he has con
tinued his investigations, and he now EN-
larges his estimate to 1000 900 acres. o
this area, 4l5, 600 acres are in one fraudu
lent grant and $50, 600 acres in another
Mr.. Julian recommends that suits be brough
for the recovery of the land,